Webinar for SCSEP Subgrantee Executives and Project Directors Wednesday April 22 2015 Opportunities during Older Americans Month May Examples of local activities conducted by our subgrantees ID: 651180
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Increasing SCSEP’s Visibility in Your Community
Webinar for SCSEP
Subgrantee
Executives and Project Directors
Wednesday, April 22, 2015Slide2
Opportunities during Older Americans Month (May)Examples of local activities conducted by our
subgrantees
How can SSAI best help your organization’s SCSEP visibility efforts?Slide3
Increasing awareness of SCSEP in your community can-- help you achieve your subgrant performance goals (such as finding unsubsidized jobs and recruiting new participants)
support
national SCSEP advocacy efforts.Slide4
Update on National SCSEP Advocacy
Appropriations: Funding for SCSEP starting July 1, 2016
(Re)Authorization for SCSEP under the Older Americans ActSlide5
Appropriations/Funding for SCSEP starting July 1, 2016
Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2016
No recent developments/actions in Congress
Difficult/challenging budget yearSlide6
(Re)Authorization of SCSEP under the Older Americans Act
S. 192 introduced by Senator Alexander (R-TN), chair of the committee, 14 cosponsors (
Rs
and Ds)
Passed by committee unanimously with no amendments
66% chance of being enacted (www.govtrack.us)Slide7
Increasing SCSEP visibility has been an ongoing effort
August 2009 email to
subgrantees
:
“For
several years, promoting the community service mission of SCSEP has been one of Senior Service America’s top strategic priorities. This summer, we have an excellent opportunity to make progress on this goal by participating in the President’s call to all Americans for a
‘Summer
of
Service’
through September 11
.” Slide8
Increasing SCSEP visibility has been an ongoing effort.September 2014 email to each
subgrantee
:
customized draft press releases and customized letters to your Congressional delegation announcing PY2014 grant award
An infographic and fact sheet about SCSEP funding in 2015Slide9
Our first infographic….Slide10
Our first infographic….Slide11
More than two-thirds of our subgrantees have participated in the SCSEP visibility campaign to date.About a third of our
subgrantees
sent out the press release and/or the letter to their Congressional delegationSlide12
SCSEP Visibility Presenters Today:
Chautauqua County Office for the
Aging (New York)
GMN Tri-County CAC, Inc
. (Ohio)
N.E.W. Curative Rehabilitation, Inc
. (Wisconsin)
East Side Neighborhood Services, Inc
. (Minnesota)Slide13
How can SSAI best help your organization’s SCSEP visibility efforts?All politics (and news?) is local.